sentance arrangement

Sentence Arrangement


In most of the competitive examinations, five or ten questionsrelating to Arrangement of Sentences/Sentence Sequencing/Ordering of Sentences/Jumbled up Sentences do appear. Thesesentences are part of a paragraph. The candidates are required toplace these sentences in a proper sequence in order to form acoherent and meaningful paragraph.

These questions are usually of four types as follows: (I) In the first type of questions, five sentences are given. Each

sentence is labelled with a letter. The candidates arerequired to arrange these sentences in a proper sequence.When properly sequenced, these sentences form a coherent and meaningful paragraph. The candidate should choosethe most logical order of sentences from among the givenchoices.Such questions are meant to judge the compositional andorganisational ability of the candidates as well as theirunderstanding of English.

(II) In the second type of questions, first and the last sentenceof a paragraph are given and the candidate is required toplace the rest four middle sentences in a proper sequence.The positions of the first sentence (S1) and the lastsentence ( S6) are fixed and the rest four sentences, usuallynamed P, Q, R, S, are to be arranged in a logical and proper sequence so that a coherent and meaningful paragraph isformed.

(III) In the third type of questions, five sentences marked A, B,C, D, E, are given. They are jumbled up. The candidate isrequired to rearrange these sentences in a proper order and then he is to answer the questions given in respect to theorder of the sentences. For example, (i) Which of the following should be the second

sentence?(a) B (b) D (c) C (d) E (e) A

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(ii) Which of the following should be the fourthsentence?

(a) E (b) A

(c) B (d) C

(e) D

(iii) Which of the following should be the firstsentence?

(a) A (b) C

(c) D (d) E (e) None of these

(IV) In the fourth type of questions, a sentence is given withsome parts usually marked P, Q, R, S in the jumbled form.Candidate is required to rearrange these parts in a propersequence so as to form a meaningful sentence. Thecandidate should read all the parts carefully beforearranging and try to find out the logical sequence. A littlepractice will give the candidate, confidence of attemptingsuch questions correctly.

How to Attempt these Questions?

1. Questions of arranging the sentences have a little differentapproach to solve. Questions where no starting sentence isgiven, first try to find out the first sentence. If any chronological order can be established, it will be an easy way of solving thequestion. Then try to find the linkage between the order ofhappening of different events. If possible, find the final or thelast sentence, that will facilitate you to come to the correctanswer. Eliminate the wrong options.You can also check theremaining options in the light of the linkage, you have foundout. In this way, you will be in a position to arrive at the correct answer.

2. Questions, where the starting sentence (S1) and the lastsentence (S6 ) are given, can be solved more easily. The strategy is not almost the same. Just find out the second sentence firstthat has the linkage of the event after the first sentence andthen the rest sentences can be found out in sequence. It isusually easy to trace the second sentence and also the last but

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one, ie, fifth sentence. A practical approach will be helpful toeliminate the options as soon as we find a linkage of sentencesor the sequence of two or three sentences.

3. For solving the third type of questions, first try to arrange thesentences in a proper sequence and then answer the questionsasked. While arranging the given sentences in a proper order,take into account the chronological order of events. You shouldalso try to ascertain the first or the last sentence that isotherwise easy to find. A little practice can give you moreconfidence of solving these questions correctly.

4. The fourth type of questions, wherein the candidate is requiredto rearrange the jumbled parts of a sentence in such a way so as to form the meaningful sentence, can be solved with even moreease. The candidate should read all the parts and try to find out the logical sequence and then arrange these parts in such amanner that a correct and meaningful sentence is formed. Alittle practice will give the candidate, confidence of attemptingsuch questions correctly.

5. Finding linkage is the most important task in order to find theproper sequence. For this purpose, look for the connectedsentences or mandatory pairs and then by using the same, tryto shortlist the answer from the options given. Process ofeliminating the wrong option should always be adhered to, inorder to find the correct sequence. One approach of looking for the pronoun and then finding theanswer to that pronoun is also there. Sometimes, this may helpus in tracing the linkage beween the sentences. Once you get the link, the rest is a cake walk.

6. Whatever approach you may have, your command overvocabulary, your knowledge of grammatical rules, yourknowledge of prepositions, conjunctions etc. will be helpful insolving the questions relating to sentence arrangement.

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PRACTICE EXERCISES

Exercise 1

Directions (Q. 1-2) : The sentences given in each question, when properlysequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter.Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices toconstruct a coherent paragraph. (CAT)

Q. 1. (A) But this does not mean that death was the Egyptians onlypre-occupation.

(B) Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples.

(C) Most of our traditional sources of information about the OldKingdom are monuments of the rich like pyramids and tombs.

(D) Houses in which ordinary Egyptians lived have not beenpreserved, and when most people died, they were buried insimple graves.

(E) We know infinitely more about the wealthy people of Egyptthan we do about the ordinary people, as most monumentswere of the rich people.

The proper sequence should be

(a) CDBEA (b) ECDAB

(c) EDCBA (d) DECAB

Q. 2. (A) Experts such as Larry Burns, head of research at GM, reckonthat only such a full hearted leap will allow the world to copewith the mass motorisation that will one day come to China orIndia.

(B) But once hydrogen is being produced from biomass orextracted from underground coal or made from water, using nuclear or renewable electricity, the way will be open for ahuge reduction in carbon emissions from the whole system.

(C) In theory, once all the bugs have been sorted out, fuel cellsshould deliver better total fuel economy than any existingengines.

(D) That is twice as good as the internal combustion engine, butonly five percentage points better than a diesel hybrid.

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(E) Allowing for the resources needed to extract hydrogen fromhydrocarbon, oil, coal or gas, the fuel cell has an efficiency of30%.


(a) CEDBA (b) CEBDA

(c) AEDBC (d) ACEBD

Exercise 2

Directions (Q. 1-3) : The sentences given in each question, when properlysequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter.Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices toconstruct a coherent paragraph. (CAT)

Q. 1. (A) He felt justified in bypassing Congress altogether on a varietyof moves.

(B) At time, he was fighting with the entire Congress.

(C) Bush felt that he had a mission to restore power to thepresidency.

(D) Bush was not fighting just with the democrats.

(E) Representative democracy is a messy business, and a CEO ofthe White House does not like a legislature of second guessersand timewasters.


(a) CAEDB (b) DBAEC

(c) CEADB (d) ECDBA

Q. 2. (A) The two neighbours never fought each other.

(B) Fights involving three male fiddler crabs have been recorded,but the status of the participants was unknown.

(C) They pushed or grappled only with the intruder.

(D) We recorded 17 cases in which a resident that was fightingwith an intruder was joined by an immediate neighbour, anally.

(E) We, therefore, tracked 268 intruder males until we saw themfighting a resident male.


(a) BEDAC (b) DEBAC

(c) BDCAE (d) BCEDA

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Q. 3. (A) In the west, Allied Forces had fought their way throughsouthern Italy as far as Rome.

(B) In June 1944, Germanys military position in II World Warappeared hopeless.

(C) In Britain, the task of amassing the men and materials for theliberation of northern Europe had been completed.

(D) The Red Army was poised to drive the Nazis back throughPoland.

(E) The situation on the eastern front was catastrophic.


(a) EDACB (b) BEDAC

(c) BDECA (d) CEDAB

Exercise 3

Directions (Q. 1-5) : In these questions, each passage consists of sixsentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. Themiddle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P,Q,Rand S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentencesfrom the given alternatives (a), (b), (c) and (d). (CDS Exam)

Q. 1. S1 : In 1945, America faced two powerful enemies in the worldwar.

S6 : This was the weapon that ended the second world war.

P : America found conventional weapons insufficient to crushthem.

Q : These were Germany and Japan who posed strong oppositionto America.

R : The result of this was the production of the atom bomb.

S : The government ordered the scientists to conduct research and produce a new deadly weapon.


(a) QPSR (b) PQRS

(c) QPRS (d) PQSR

Q. 2. S1 : Advertising is also advantageous to the consumers, if itincreases the sale of goods, industry prospers and prices maybe reduced.

S6 : Advertising of this particular kind is planned to stimulate newwants or to induce the buyers to change their habits.

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P : There is no obvious connection, for example, between a picture of a smiling girl and a certain brand sweets.

Q : The advertisers assumption is that by looking at such pictures,the consumer would be influenced to buy his products.

R : On the other hand, much of the canvassing, of which theconsumer is the object, does not convey information butendeavours merely to draw the public attention to certainproducts.

S : But most people like looking at the pictures of pretty girls.


(a) RQSP (b) SPRQ

(c) RPSQ (d) SQRP

Q. 3. S1 : We are living in an age in which technology has suddenlyannihilated distance.

S6 : In that event, we should be dooming ourselves to wipe eachother out.

P : We have never been so conscious of our variety as we are nowthat we have come to such close quarters.

Q : Physically, we are now all neighbours are, but psychologically,we are still the strangers to each other.

R : Are we going to let this consciousness of our variety make usfear and hate each other ?

S : How are we going to react ?


(a) QPSR (b) QPRS

(c) PRQS (d) SRPQ

Q. 4. S1 : Mom was pleased to receive your wishes on her birthday.

S6 : Your Mom has forgotten all the bitterness and sends herblessings to you.

P : Girl ! wishes are more powerful than any other thing in the world.

Q : Both of us had forgotten the day.

R : Your letter holds a proof of it.

S : It was your letter and the card which reminded us of it.


(a) PSQR (b) QRSP

(c) RQSP (d) QSPR

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Q. 5. S1 : A century ago, the cinema was just a mechanical toy.

S6 : Finally, it has evolved as the centurys most potent andversatile art form.

P : Thus, it gained respectability and acceptance.

Q : It gradually came to be considered as an art form of the newera.

R : By the 1920s, even its worst critics had to take it seriously.

S : Later, it was viewed as an extension of photography.


(a) PQRS (b) SQRP

(c) SPQR (d) QRSP

Exercise 4

Directions (Q. 1-5) : Rearrange the following four sentences (A), (B), (C) and (D) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then mark thecorrect sequence as your answer. (Agriculture Officers Exam)

Q. 1. (A) It also gives rise to a feeling of animosity among the differentsections of the society.

(B) In a democratic system, frequent use of power is neverdesirable, be it on the part of government or the people.

(C) Therefore, citizens should never resort to violent ways andmeans in democracy, though they have the right to oppose thegovernment.

(D) It destroys the stability and security in public life.


(a) DBAC (b) BDAC

(c) BDCA (d) DACB

(e) DCBA

Q. 2. (A) He was so busy with them that he did not get time to eat.

(B) Thousands of people came to him and asked different types ofquestions.

(C) No one cared to see that he had his food or rest that night.

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(D) Swami Vivekanand once stayed in a small village.


(a) BCDA (b) CBAD

(c) DBAC (d) DBCA

(e) ABCD

Q. 3. (A) The facts speak for themselves so, they need exposition only,not demonstration.

(B) At the present moment, it is widely recognised that India holdsthe balance in the world-wide competition between rivalideologies.

(C) It is not, of course, only in geographical sense that India is in akey position.

(D) Indias key position simply needs pointing out.


(a) DACB (b) CDAB

(c) BCDA (d) BDAC

(e) DABC

Q. 4. (A) This feeling of an extensive group gives rise to a fellow feeling,a feeling of brotherhood amongst the citizens.

(B) This feeling takes up beyond the bounds of family, caste,religion as well as region and helps us to develop a broadperspective that all of us together constitute an extensivegroup called the nation.

(C) National integration is the feeling among all the citizens of acountry that they all are part of one nation.

(D) We do not, then, limit our thinking to our own caste or religion but think about all our fellow citizens.


(a) CDAB (b) CABD

(c) CDBA (d) CBDA

(e) CBAD

Q. 5. (A) The peasant, the shoemaker, the sweeper and such other lower classes of India have much greater capacity for work andself-reliance than you.

(B) Remember that the nation lives in the cottage.

(C) They are producing the entire wealth of the land without aword of complaint.

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(D) This process of production is going through long ages.


(a) BDAC (b) BDCA

(c) DCBA (d) BACD

(e) ADCB

Exercise 5Directions (Q.1-5) : In questions 1 to 5, there are six sentences marked as S1, S6 , P,Q,R,S. The positions of S1 and S6 are fixed as the first and last sentence of the passage. You are required to choose one of the four alternatives givenbelow every passage which would be most logical sequence of the sentences inthe passage. (NDA Exam)

Q. 1. S1 : His wrist watch had gone out of order.

S6 : His estimate appeared reasonable.

P : He took it to a watch repairer.

Q : He gave an idea of the likely cost of the replacement based onthe examination of the watch.

R : He found that some parts needed replacement.

S : The repairer opened the outer case and checked the parts.


(a) PQSR (b) RQSP

(c) PSRQ (d) RPSQ

Q. 2. S1 : Now-a-days, soap is going almost out of use as a washingagent.

S6 : There are better washing agents than soap,but scientists arenot yet sure if their use is harmless to man.

P : They produce lather due to the presence of calcium salts inwater.

Q : Its place has been occupied by a new range of chemicals, calleddetergents.

R : So, they are called soapless soaps.

S : Detergents are not soaps because they are not sodium orpotassium derivatives of fatty acids, as a normal soap is.


(a) SQRP (b) QSRP

(c) SQPR (d) QPRS

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Q. 3. S1 : Our house is high up on the Yorkshire coast and close to thesea.

S6 : Between the two, shifting backwards and forwards at certainseasons of the year, lies the most horrible quicksand on theshores of Yorkshire.

P : One is called the North spit and another the South.

Q : The sand hills here run down to the sea and end in twostretches of rock, sticking out opposite to each other.

R : This one leads through a dark plantation of fir-trees and bringsyou out between low cliffs to the loneliest and ugliest little bayon all our coasts.

S : There are beautiful walls all around us in every directionexcept one.


(a) SQRP (b) QSPR

(c) QPSR (d) SRQP

Q. 4. S1 : Unhappiness and discontent spring not only from poverty.

S6 : We suffer from sickness of spirit and hence, we should discover our roots in the eternal.

P : Man is a strange creature, fundamentally different from otheranimals.

Q : If they are undeveloped and unsatisfied, he may have all thecomforts of the wealth, but still feel that life is not worthwhile.

R : He has far horizons, invariable hopes, spiritual powers.

S : What is missing in our age is the soul, there is nothing wrongwith the body.


(a) PRQS (b) SPRQ

(c) SPQR (d) PRSQ

Q. 5. S1 : Before we left Bareilly jail, a little incident took place whichmoved me then and is still fresh in my memory.

S6 : This spontaneous act of courtesy and the kindly thought thatprompted; it touched me and I felt very grateful to him.

P : He told me the packet contained old German illustratedmagazines.

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Q : The Superintendent of Police of Bareilly, an Englishman, waspresent there, and as I got into the car, he handed to me, rather shyly, a packet.

R : I had never met him before, nor have I seen him since and I donot even know his name.

S : He said that he had heard that I was learning German and so,he had bought these magazines for me.


(a) RQPS (b) QPSR

(c) QPRS (d) RQSP

Exercise 6

Directions (Q. 15): Each passage consists of six sentences. The first and thesixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in eachhave been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You arerequired to find out the proper order for the four sentences.

(Engineering Service Exam)

Q. 1. S1 : Our ancestors thought that anything which moved itself wasalive.

S6 : Therefore, some scientists think that life is a very complicatedmechanism.

P : This philosopher Descartes thought that both men andanimals were machines.

Q : But a machine such as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself,and as soon as machines which moved themselves had beenmade, people asked, Is man a machine ?

R : And before the days of machinery that was a good definition.

S : He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul action on a certain part of the brain,while animalshad no souls.


(a) PRSQ (b) RPQS

(c) PSQR (d) RQPS

Q. 2. S1 : On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe.

S6 : Finally, a man walked over to me and whispered, Hey buddy! this guys your waiter and he wants your order.

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P : At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me asingle gold tooth and a dingy fez.

Q : Soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me.

R : But this one wouldnt budge.

S : We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignorethem.


(a) SQRP (b) SQPR

(c) QSRP (d) QSPR

Q. 3. S1 : The heart is the pump of life.

S6 : All this was made possible by the invention of the heart lungmachine.

P : They have even succeeded in heart transplants.

Q : Now-a-days, surgeons are able to stop a patients heart andcarry out complicated operations.

R : A few years ago, it was impossible to operate on a patientwhose heart was not working properly.

S : If the heart stops, we may die in about five minutes.


(a) SRQP (b) SPRQ

(c) SQPR (d) SRPQ

Q. 4. S1 : In 1934, William Holding published a small volume of poems.

S6 : But Lord of the flies, which came out in 1954, was welcomedas a most absorbing and instructive tale.

P : During the World War II (193945), he joined the Royal Navyand was present at the sinking of the Bismarck.

Q : He returned to teaching in 1945 and gave it up in 1962, and isnow a full-time writer.

R : In 1939, he married and started teaching at BishopWordsworths School in Salisbury.

S : At first, his novels were not accepted.


(a) RPQS (b) RPSQ

(c) SRPQ (d) SQPR

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Q. 5. S1 : Sunbirds are among the smallest of Indian birds.

S6 : Our common sunbirds are the purple Sunbird, the glossy blackspecies and purple rumped Sunbird, the yellow and maroonspecies.

P : Though they are functionally similar to the humming birds ofthe new world, they are totally unrelated.

Q : They do eat small insects too.

R : They are also some of the most brilliantly-coloured birds.

S : Sunbirds feed mostly on nectar and help in pollination.


(a) SQPR (b) RPSQ

(c) QPRS (d) PSRQ

Exercise 7

Directions (Q.1-5) : In questions 1 to 5, each passage consists of sixsentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. Themiddle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These arelabelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper order of thefour sentences. (CDS Exam)

Q. 1. S1 : There are numerous kinds of superstitions in different parts ofthe country.

S6 : A dogs howling predicts deaththis is a typical superstition.

P : But people go on respecting it through force of blind custom.

Q : Most of them have a bearing on luckgood or bad.

R : Superstitions usually have their origin in fear and ignorance.

S : Nobody remembers now, how a superstition first started inremote ages.


(a) QPRS (b) RSPQ

(c) RSQP (d) QSPR

Q. 2. S1 : Society in every country shapes itself out of its own initiative.

S6 : And our Indian women are as capable of doing it as any otherin the world.

P : No one can or ought to do this for them.

Q : Our part of duty lies in imparting true education to all men andwomen in the society.

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R : Women must be put in a position to solve their own problemsin their own way.

S : It will not be, then, necessary to pull down or set us anything in society by coercion.


(a) SRQP (b) QRSP

(c) QSRP (d) SRPQ

Q. 3. S1 : Many people believe that it is cruel to make use of animals forlaboratory studies.

S6 : It is in view of these facts that the Government of India hasbanned the export of monkeys to America.

P : They point out that animals too have nervous systems like usand can feel pain.

Q : These people, who have formed the Anti-vivisection society,have been pleading for a more humane treatment of animalsby scientists.

R : Monkeys, rabbits, mice and other mammals are used in largenumbers by scientists and many of them are made to sufferdiseases artificially produced in them.

S : We can avoid such cruelty to animals if we use alternativemethods such as tissue culture, gas chromatography andchemical techniques.


(a) QPRS (b) PRQS

(c) QRSP (d) PSQR

Q. 4. S1 : A spiders web, after a shower of rain, is a very beautiful thing.

S6 : They are also feared because their bites may have unpleasanteffects like a rash on the skin.

P : This explains partly why spiders are thoroughly disliked.

Q : But no poet has ever sung of the beauty of the spiders, for mostspiders are not beautiful

R : On the contrary, most of them are rather unattractive, if not ugly !

S : Poets have sung about the beauty of the spiders webs,comparing the water drops on them to ropes of pearls.


(a) SPQR (b) QSRP

(c) QRSP (d) SQRP

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Q. 5. S1 : We are what our thoughts have made us.

S6 : If good impressions prevail, the character becomes good,if badit becomes bad.

P : And so take care of what you think.

Q : Every mans character is determined by the sum total of theseimpressions.

R : Every work we do, every thought that we think, leaves animpression on the mind-stuff.

S : Thought lives, they travel far.


(a) SPRQ (b) RQSP

(c) PRSQ (d) RQPS

Exercise 8

Directions (Q. 1-8) : In each of the questions given below, four sentences are given which are denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D). By using all the four sentences, you have to frame a meaningful paragraph. The correct order of the sentences isyour answer. Choose from the five alternatives, the one having the correct orderof sentences and mark it as your answer. (SBI Probationary Officers Exam)

Q. 1. (A) Now under liberated economy, they are learning to competedomestically and globally.

(B) In India, corporations, until recently achieved success byavoiding competition, using protected and regulated domesticmarkets.

(C) The trend is irreversible.

(D) Business leaders are preparing themselves to meet competitive challenges, and to avoid being swept away.


(a) ABDC (b) BDCA

(c) BDAC (d) CDBA

(e) BADC

Q. 2. (A) Recovery was given inadequate attention and consequentlysome banks branches regularly incurred heavy losses and their parent bodies had to bail them out.

(B) As a result, banks indulged in extensive lending to borrowerswho had little or no potential to make repayments.

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(C) To fulfil the social objectives laid down by the masters ofnationalisation, banks were asked to lend to identified prioritysectors.

(D) 1992-93 results showed that the loss making branches ofpublic sector banks increased from 10,000 to 13,000 and thequantum of losses showed at Rs. 3,369 crores.


(a) BACD (b) DABC

(c) CBAD (d) BCAD

(e) CDBA

Q. 3. (A) However, different rulers and governments dealt with thedifferent groups in a compartmentalised manner.

(B) Various situational and political changes have taken place over the past three and a half centuries.

(C) This tendency resulted in deeply embedded and fragmentedSouth American Society which became even more prominentin the period 1948 until the commencement of the newconstitution on May 19, 1994.

(D) South Africa is a racially divided society since the firstEuropean settlers arrived in 1652.


(a) BDAC (b) DBAC

(c) CABD (d) ACDB

(e) BACD

Q. 4. (A) Such a system will help to identify and groom the executivesfor the positions of strategists.

(B) Evaluation of performance is more often than not done for thepurpose of reward or punishment for the past performance.

(C) They must become an integral part of the executive evaluationsystem.

(D) Even where the evaluation system is for ones promotion toassume higher responsibilities, it rarely includes items that are akey for playing the role of strategists effectively, e.g., the skills forplaying the role of change agent and creative problem solving.

The proper sequence should be(a) DBAC (b) DCBA

(c) ABCD (d) BDCA(e) CDBA

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Q. 5. (A) Finally, the bureaucratic organisation took over from thepioneering enterprise.

(B) The nineteenth century was the age of entrepreneur, theself-made man.

(C) Thoughtful business administration took over from actioncentred business entrepreneurship.

(D) In the twentieth century, the rational executive took command.


(a) DBAC (b) CABD

(c) BDCA (d) BCDA

(e) DBAC

Q. 6. (A) But categorisation schemes are not always helpful in determiningwhat one can do with or about organisational culture.

(B) Much of the literature on organisational cultures is focused oncategorising the types of cultures.

(C) It has taken the understanding of corporate culture far beyondwhat used to be called the informal organisation.

(D) This literature is both interesting and informative.


(a) BDAC (b) BADC

(c) BCDA (d) DABC

(e) DBAC

Q. 7. (A) Much of the argument, that goes on around the alternativesolution, occurs because people hold different perceptions ofthe problem.

(B) One of the reasons that Japanese managers are perceived asmaking superior decisions as compared to Western managers is that they spend a great deal of effort and time determining that the problem is correctly defined.

(C) Unfortunately, too often in the west, managers assume that the initial definition of the situation is correct.

(D) Up to half of the time in meetings is spent in asking Is this thereal problem?


(a) BDCA (b) BCDA

(c) CBDA (d) ACDB

(e) ABCD

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Q. 8. (A) Participation involves more than the formal sharing of decisions.

(B) Through anticipation, individuals or organisations considertrends and make plans, shielding institutions from trauma oflearning by shock.

(C) Innovative learning involves both anticipation andparticipation.

(D) It is an attitude characterised by cooperation, dialogue andempathy.


(a) BCAD (b) ABCD

(c) DACB (d) CBAD

(e) ACBD

Exercise 9

Directions (Q.1-5) : Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D)and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and thenanswer the questions given below. (Bank PO Exam)

(A) A study to this effect suggests that the average white-collar worker demonstrates only about twenty-five percent listening efficiency.

(B) However, for trained and good listeners, it is not unusual to use allthe three approaches during a setting, thus improving listeningefficiency.

(C) There are three approaches to listening; listening forcomprehension, listening for empathy, and listening for evaluation.

(D) Although we spend nearly half of each communication listening,we do not listen well.

(E) Each approach has a particular emphasis that may help us toreceive and process information in different settings.

Q. 1. Which sentence should come second in the paragraph ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Q. 2. Which sentence should come fifth in the paragraph ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

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Q. 3. Which sentence should come fourth in the paragraph ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Q. 4. Which sentence should come first in the paragraph ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Q. 5. Which sentence should come third in the paragraph?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Exercise 10

Directions (Q.1-5) : Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D)and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answerthe questions given below. (Bank PO Exam)

(A) The history of mankind is full of such fightings betweencommunities, nation and people.

(B) From the primitive weapons of warfare, man has advanced to themodern nuclear weapons.

(C) Ever since the dawn of civilisation, man has been fighting withman.

(D) A modern war is scientific in character, but the effect is the same,wiping human existence out of this earth.

(E) The only difference now seems to be in the efficiency of theinstruments used for killing each other.

Q. 1. Which of the following should be the first sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Q. 2. Which of the following should be the second sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

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Q. 3. Which of the following should be the third sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Q. 4. Which of the following should be the fourth sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Q. 5. Which of the following should be the fifth (last) sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Exercise 11

Directions (Q. 1-7) : In each of the following questions, the first and the lastparts of the passage are numbered as S1 and S6. The rest of the passage is splitinto four parts and named P, Q, R, S. These four parts are not given in theirproper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations iscorrect. Then select the correct answer. (SSC Clerks)

Q. 1. S1 : As a matter of fact, said the boy modestly , Im a spaceman.

P : You cant see it from here

Q : From another planet.

R : Im a spaceman, he said again.

S : George and Cathy stared at the boy.

S6 : Cathy gasped, George gave a shout of laughter.


(a) PSRQ (b) QPSR

(c) RQPS (d) SRQP

Q. 2. S1 : I suddenly began to climb swiftly, and the next I knew it wasspeeding eastward again till it became a speck in the bluemorning.

P : I didnt know what force they could command, but I wascertain that it would be sufficient.

Q : My enemies had located me, and the next thing would be acordon round me.

R : This made me do some savage thinking.

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S : The aeroplane had seen my bicycle, and would conclude that Iwould try to escape by the road.

S6 : In that case, there might be a chance on the moors to the rightor left.


(a) RQPS (b) QPSR

(c) PSRQ (d) SRQP

Q. 3. S1 : His penance grew harder, he abjured even fruit.

P : Then the water, too, that the girl offered him in leaf-cups layuntouched

Q : Birds pecked at them as they lay rotting at his feet.

R : She gathered wild blossoms and laid them humbly before him.

S : The girl mused in sorrow, Is there nothing left for me to do.

S6 : The ascetic took no notice.


(a) RQPS (b) SRQP

(c) QPSR (d) PSRQ

Q. 4. S1 : In other words, grammar grows and changes, and there is nosuch thing as correct use of English for the past, the presentand the future.

P : The door is broke.

Q : Yet this would have been correct in Shakespeares time !

R : Today, only an uneducated person would say, My arm is broke.

S : For example, in Shakespeares play Hamlet, there is the line.

S6 : All the words that man has invented are divided into eightclasses which are called parts of speech.


(a) PSQR (b) SPRQ

(c) QPSR (d) RSPQ

Q. 5. S1 : There is no transportation system in any city that can becompared in the matter of inefficiency with the circulatorysystem of the body.

P : The larger one goes from the heart to various parts of the body.

Q : If you will imagine two systems of pipe, one large and onesmall, both meeting at a central pumping station, youll havean idea of the circulatory system.

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R : These pipes are called arteries, veins and capillaries.

S : The smaller system of pipe goes from the heart to the lung andback.

S6 : Arteries are blood vessels in which blood is going away fromthe heart.


(a) QSPR (b) PQSR

(c) RSQP (d) SPRQ

Q. 6. S1 : Gandhijis first political fast was made soon after his returnfrom Africa.

P : He had also received help from a mans sister.

Q : This was when the poor labourers of the cotton mills ofAhmedabad were on strike.

R : He was a friend of the largest mill owner.

S : Gandhi had made the strikers promise to remain on strike untilthe owners agreed to accept the decision of an arbitrator.

S6 : He did not fast against the mill owners, but in order tostrengthen the determination of the strikers.


(a) SRPQ (b) QSRP

(c) RPQS (d) PQSR

Q. 7. S1 : A certain young man was entrusted to the care of a teacher.

P : This dullard will come to grief if I send him away without asingle lesson, thought the teacher.

Q : He was so dull of the mind that he could not, even in threemonths time, learn as much as a single lesson.

R : The young man came to ask the teachers permission to go home.

S : Its my business to provide a good education to my pupils toget on in life.

S6 : The teacher asked him to wait.


(a) QPSR (b) PSRQ

(c) SRQP (d) RQPS

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Exercise 12

Directions (Q. 1-7) : In each of the following questions, the first and the lastpart of the sentence are numbered as S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of thesentence is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts arenot given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the fourcombinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate on theanswer-sheet.

Q. 1. S1 : A study

P : success increases

Q : concludes that

R : and chances for

S : commitment to future tasks

S6 : future success.


(a) RQPS (b) SRQP

(c) QPSR (d) PSRQ

Q. 2. S1 : Putting it another way

P : what we see as our

Q : our goals throughout our lives

R : we are constantly resetting

S : in response to

S6 : wins and losses.


(a) RQSP (b) QPRS

(c) PRSQ (d) RSQP

Q. 3. S1 : Studies of Nobel laureates show that

P : or encounter professional

Q : and have strained relationship with friends and colleagues.

R : they often publish less frequently

S : after winning the prize

S6 : envy and rivalry.


(a) SRQP (b) RQPS

(c) QPSR (d) PSRQ

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Q. 4. S1 : There is

P : no such thing

Q : from one nation

R : as the gift

S : of independence

S6 : to another.


(a) SPQR (b) PRSQ

(c) QPRS (d) RSPQ

Q. 5. S1 : People who

P : are terrible

Q : no way of taking

R : there is

S : have no weaknesses

S6 : advantage of them.


(a) PSQR (b) RSPQ

(c) SPRQ (d) QSRP

Q. 6. S1 : There areP : any other kind of

Q : more ants

R : land animal

S : than

S6 : in the world.


(a) PSQR (b) RSPQ

(c) SPRQ (d) QSPR

Q. 7. S1 : For some time

P : it was commonly assumed

Q : after the treaty of Versailles

R : that Germany had caused World War I by her aggressive acts

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S : by scholars and laymen alike

S6 : and by encouraging Italy in her aggression.

The proper sequence should be(a) PRQS (b) SPQR

(c) QPRS (d) QPSR

Exercise 13Directions (Q. 1-6) : Put the given sentences in each of the followingquestions in proper order.

Q. 1. (A) His mother was dead.

(B) They had not sent him the sad information.

(C) Probably they knew his deep love for her.

(D) When Gandhi returned to India his son Hiralal was four.


(a) DCAB (b) DABC

(c) DBAC (d) DCAB

Q. 2. (A) It results from a carefully revised plan.

(B) Men work together for a cause or purpose.

(C) Team work does not just happen.

(D) It must be clearly known to them.


(a) BCAD (b) CBDA

(c) BCDA (d) CABD

Q. 3. (A) I will give you a copy of it.

(B) The book was published in New York.

(C) It is a very interesting book.

(D) It deals with mankinds political future.


(a) DCBA (b) CBDA

(c) BDCA (d) DBCA

Q. 4. (A) He had inherited that money from an uncle.

(B) Mr. Maini was an innocent man.

(C) It was regarding investing ten thousand rupees in my firm.

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(D) He agreed to my proposal.


(a) DCAB (b) BADC

(c) CDAB (d) BDCA

Q. 5. (A) His elbow was bleeding.

(B) He had a few bruises on his left hand.

(C) I went into the crowd and was relieved to see that he wasntvery badly injured.

(D) A crowd gathered around my brother before he could stand up.


(a) BCDA (b) DABC

(c) BADC (d) DCBA

Q. 6. (A) They were generally fed in the afternoon.

(B) But father said that it was most interesting to see them beingfed.

(C) Gopal wanted to see the tigers and the lions first.

(D) When we entered the gate, it was difficult to decide which wayto go first.


(a) ACDB (b) DCBA

(c) BCDA (d) CBAD

Exercise 14

Directions (Q. 1-5) : Rearrange each of the following five sentences A, B, C,D and E in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph. Thenanswer the questions given below.

Q. 1. (A) She said that she was a school teacher and a social worker.

(B) Then for sometime, we discussed her plans for schooling of thechildren, living in slums.

(C) Our conversation now took another direction.

(D) She also said that social work was her hobby only and not thejob.

(E) I asked Meena about her occupation.

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(i) Which of the following should be the second sentence?

(a) B (b) D

(c) C (d) E

(e) A

(ii) Which of the following should be the fourth sentence?

(a) E (b) A

(c) B (d) C

(e) D

(iii) Which of the following should be the first sentence?

(a) A (b) C

(c) D (d) E

(e) None of these

(iv) Which of the following should be the last sentence ?

(a) C (b) D

(c) B (d) E

(e) None of these

(v) Which of the following should be the third sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Q. 2. (A) But he added that there was a good deal to be said in favour ofit.

(B) Govind asked what it was.

(C) Gopal told Govind that India would not progress until the caste system was abolished.

(D) Govind expressed his surprise on hearing that there was a good deal to be said in favour of it.

(E) Gopal observed that there was truth in what he said.

(i) Which of the following should be the last sentence?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

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(ii) Which of the following should be the first sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

(iii) Which of the following should be the second sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

(iv) Which of the following should be the fourth sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

(v) Which of the following should be the third sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Q. 3. (A) Seemas parents died in her early childhood.

(B) Her uncle who had been kind to her was dead.

(C) She spent most of her first ten years with her unkind aunt.

(D) She always treated her wickedly and not as a loving niece.

(E) Her three cousin sisters also treated her as a servant.

(F) Despite such ill treatments, she grew up as a sensitive andself-reliant lady.

(i) Which of the following should be the second sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) F

(ii) Which of the following should be the last sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

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(iii) Which of the following should be the first sentence ?

(a) B (b) C

(c) D (d) E

(e) F

(iv) Which of the following should be the fifth sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) D (d) E

(e) F

(v) Which of the following should be the Fourth sentence ?

(a) B (b) C

(c) D (d) E

(e) F

Q. 4. (A) It is fixed on Tuesday.

(B) We have, therefore, called him for interview.

(C) Due to his illness, he lost that job.

(D) Ramesh was working in a factory.

(E) Hence, he has applied for a job in my office. (i) Which of the following should be the first sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E (ii) Which of the following should be the second sentence ?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D(e) E

(iii) Which of the following should be the third sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

(iv) Which of the following should be the fourth sentence ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

(e) E

Q. 5. (A) Some of the worlds highest peaks are in the Himalayas.

(B) The Himalayas are beautiful mountains in the north of India.

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(C) Therefore, we call them the Himalayas or the abodes of snow.

(D) The highest peak is Mount Everest.

(E) They stretch for two thousand miles from Kashmir to Assam.

(F) The top of the mountains are covered with snow.

(i) Which of the following should be the first sentence ?

(a) B (b) E

(c) C (d) A

(e) D

(ii) Which of the following should be the second sentence ?

(a) B (b) C

(c) E (d) D

(e) A

(iii) Which of the following should be the third sentence ?

(a) B (b) D

(c) A (d) E

(e) C

(iv) Which of the following should be the fifth sentence ?(a) A (b) F (c) B (d) A(e) C

(v) Which of the following should be the last sentence ?

(a) D (b) A

(c) E (d) C

(e) B

Exercise 15Directions : In the following questions, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle foursentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the foursentences and mark accordingly on the answer-sheet.

Q. 1. S1 : The dry-cell battery has long been a familiar object in ourhomes.

S6 : Indian industrialists have been quick to foresee the increase inthe demand for dry-cell batteries and today, the market fordry-cell batteries in India has reached an astounding rupeesThree Hundred Crores mark.

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P : The demand was stagnant for many years, and it was only withthe introduction of portable radios and tape recorders that themanufacture of dry-cell batteries became a profitable industry.

Q : Its main use was to supply power to torch-lights.

R : Today, dry cells of different sizes are used in transistors, radios, calculators, portable tape recorders, quartz clocks and torches.

S : The international sport events like Wimbledon and the WorldCup Series have increased the demand for dry-cell batteries


(a) SPRQ (b) QRPS

(c) RPSQ (d) QPRS

Q. 2. S1 : Of course, it is nature that determines a diamonds clarity andcolour.

S6 : Poorly cut diamonds on the other hand, look less brilliant andbeautiful.

P : It results in a diffused display of brilliance.

Q : However, the hand of a master craftsman is needed forreleasing its sparkle and beauty.

R : When it is cut to good proportions, light reflects from onemirror-like facet to another and disperses through the top ofthe diamond.

S : A well-cut diamond invariably scintillates with light.


(a) QSPR (b) SQPR

(c) SQRP (d) QSRP

Q. 3. S1 : One of the gifts of independence is the awakening of women ofour country.

S6 : We even had a woman Prime Minister.

P : Besides, their talent is recognised and they are appointed tohigh posts in the state.

Q : Free India has seen women as governors, ministers andambassadors.

R : That is because our government is making efforts to raise theirstatus.

S : Women have bright future in independent India.


(a) SPQR (b) QPSR

(c) SRPQ (d) QSPR

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Q. 4. S1 : One of the greatest medical insights in recent times has beenon the subject of cancer.

S6 : Cancer is, thus, no longer a mysterious disease but a disorderthat is understood.

P : Faulty genes are the cause.

Q : These mutations cause the cell to multiply wildly.

R : Every tumor begins with one errant cell that has sufferedgenetic mutation.

S : It is not caused by depression or repression as thought earlier.


(a) SQRP (b) SPRQ

(c) PSQR (d) RSPQ

Q. 5. S1 : Viruses are moving into the human species because there aremore of us all the time.

S6 : There is no reason to think that the human race is exempt fromthe laws of nature.

P : In nature, when population soars, viral diseases tend to breakout.

Q : From the viruss point of view, we look like a free lunch that isgetting bigger.

R : Then the population drops.

S : In the last century, the population of humans quadrupled.


(a) PRSQ (b) QSPR

(c) PQSR (d) QSRP

Exercise 16

Directions (Q. 15) : In the following questions, each passage consists of sixsentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. Themiddle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These arelabelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence ofthe four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

Q. 1. S1 : At the age of 18, Gandhi went to college but remained thereonly for a part of the year.

S6 : In spite of all the difficulties, the young Mohandas at 18 sailedfor England, leaving a wife and child behind.

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P : It was difficult for him to leave India and go to a foreign landwhere he would have to eat and drink with foreigners.

Q : The college did not interest him and he did not do well.

R : This was against his religion, and most of the leaders of hiscommunity were against his going.

S : Soon after this, he was advised to go to England to study to be a lawyer.


(a) QRSP (b) SRPQ

(c) RPQS (d) QSPR

Q. 2. S1 : An examination is not a sure test of students ability.

S6 : They are motivated by the simple desire to pass theexamination at any cost.

P : But an intelligent student may get only poor marks.

Q : A great crammer can easily get good marks.

R : It is a gamble which even intelligent students may lose.

S : Crammers are not necessarily scholars.


(a) RSPQ (b) RQPS

(c) PSRQ (d) PQRS

Q. 3. S1 : Homi Bhabha was one of the Indias greatest scientists.

S6 : However, even before that Bhabha lost his life in a plane crash.

P : In 1948, he was appointed, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.

Q : The scientists led to the testing of the nuclear device atPokhran in 1974.

R : He established the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in1945.

S : Under his guidance, India made rapid strides in the field ofatomic research.


(a) PSRQ (b) PQRS

(c) PRQS (d) RPSQ

Q. 4. S1 : Trying to be ones own doctor is a dangerous practice.

S6 : Ousted tetracycline, for example, can cause liver damage.

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P : Though it may seem safe but the reaction of the drug may bedifferent because of the patients condition.

Q : Thereafter, they lose their medicinal value and can even beharmful.

R : Taking pills left over from a prescription is an everyday misuseof medication.

S : Also carelessly stored drugs may become outdated.


(a) PRQS (b) RPSQ

(c) RPQS (d) PRSQ

Q. 5. S1 : I have just heard from your brother that you have been ill andhospitalized for the last two weeks.

S6 : As soon as you can write, let me know how you are.

P : But I am glad to know that the worst is now over.

Q : If I had known then I would have written before.

R : I am very sorry to know that.

S : I hope you will soon be all right and coming out again.


(a) QRSP (b) QRPS

(c) RQSP (d) RQPS

Exercise 17

Directions (Q. 15) : In this section, each passage consists of six sentences.The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle foursentences in each passage have been removed and jumbled up. These arelabelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence ofthe four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet. (NDA)

Q. 1. S1 : The training of employees in a modern organization is aprocess, far different from what it was in the past.

S6 : Adaptation of new tools and methods is an important aspect ofhis training.

P : Then for the rest of his life, he would keep working and earning his living, using the skills he learns from the master.

Q : Todays craftsman, thus likes searching of the theory behindthe skills that he learns.

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R : When a carpenter or a mason wanted to learn the skills ofcarpentry or masonry in the past, he would apprentice himselfto an experienced craftsman and learn from him.

S : Today training is given in those institutes where the latest tools and methods are used in the training programmes.


(a) RPQS (b) RPSQ

(c) SQPR (d) QPSR

Q. 2. S1 : Konark was worth all the troubles imaginable.

S6 : And the building was never entirely finished.

P : The temple was dedicated to the Sun-God Surya.

Q : It was built in the mid-thirteenth century.

R : But the central pyramid, rising to over 200 feet, began to crack.

S : It has been the largest Hindu temple in eastern India.


(a) QSPR (b) QPRS

(c) PSRQ (d) PQSR

Q. 3. S1 : Biological weapons are disgrace to biology.

S6 : The biologists will lose their innocence when the firstbiological weapon spreads through the human species.

P : The scientists lost their innocence when the first nuclear bombwent off in 1945.

Q : Most biologists have never wanted to talk or even think aboutthem.

R : It was a native dream from the childhood of biology.

S : For years, US biologists were assuring themselves and thepublic that bioweapons do not work and there is nothing toworry about.


(a) SQRP (b) QRSP

(c) QSRP (d) RPQS

Q. 4. S1 : There was great difference between eastern and westernattitudes to natural phenomena.

S6 : So what the Chinese honoured, the Christians killed.

P : Chinese tradition venerated the creatures as lords of the sky; as guardians of celestial wisdom.

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Q : This was illustrated clearly in their respective feeling towardsdragons.

R : To slay such an abomination was a sacred duty.

S : Christianity deemed them winged serpents and as such theembodiment of satanic evil.


(a) PRQS (b) QPSR

(c) QPRS (d) PSRQ

Q. 5. S1 : I had flown endless miles across the rugged Australian out back to see a rock.

S6 : So, the passengers on the far side could feast their eyes on it.

P : I saw the awesome monolith towering 340 feet above a flatwasteland at the edge of nowhere.

Q : Not just any rock but Ayers Rock of Uluru as the aborigines callit.

R : My first glimpse of this restored boulder was from the windowof a light aircraft.

S : The pilot of the six seater craft circled the sky slowly.


(a) QRPS (b) QRSP

(c) RPQS (d) SRQP

Exercise 18

Directions (Q. 15) : In the following questions, each passage consists of sixsentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. Themiddle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These arelabelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence ofthe four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

Q. 1. S1 : I got on a colourful bus filled with all kinds of strange people.

S6 : It was a gate that neither separated nor connected anythingfrom or to anything.

P : We arrived at a gate like the one in Salvador Dalis paintings.

Q : The bus rode across dirty expanses without roads.

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R : At first, I wasnt aware that the bus roof was loaded with drugs.

S : Everyone was filled with dust and often the wheels would sinkinto the soft soil.


(a) SPQR (b) QRSP

(c) RQSP (d) RSPQ

Q. 2. S1 : For the average Indian tourist, the mention of Indonesiaconjures visions of Bali and little else.

S6 : It is a pity since otherwise this largest archipelago in the worldhas much to offer to the international visitor.

P : With cash flow problems, the airline has had to cut down itsoverseas operations.

Q : Tourism has not been much of a priority in this predominatelyMuslim country of 210 million people.

R : The air connectivity through the national airline is alsominimizing.

S : This aspect is evident in the low budget, allocated each year tothis sector.


(a) QSRP (b) RPSQ

(c) QRSP (d) SQPR

Q. 3. S1 : Man cannot survive except through his mind. He comes onearth unarmed.

S6 : To plant, he needs a process of thoughts; to hunt, he needsweapons and to make weapons, the process of thoughts.

P : Man has no claws, no fangs, no horns and no great strength ofmuscle.

Q : Animals obtain food by force.

R : He must plant his food or hunt it.

S : His brain is his only weapon.


(a) RSQP (b) PQSR

(c) QPRS (d) PSQR

Q. 4. S1 : Bill Clinton is the President.

S6 : Looking at him, a lot of people feel surprised.

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P : But that is not true of Mr. Clinton.

Q : This had led him to be a vegetarian.

R : His philosophy is be simple.

S : Men as powerful as him usually have lavish tastes.


(a) SPQR (b) SPRQ

(c) RQPS (d) PQSR

Q. 5. S1 : Large parts of Karnataka are located in the drought prone rainshadow of the western Ghats characterized by low andunreliable rainfall.

S6 : Once water is made available for irrigation, the economicpicture of the area would be transformed.

P : The project occupies a triangular area lying between theKrishna and Bheema rivers.

Q : The upper Krishna project is being executed in the droughtprone north eastern part of Karnataka about 456 kms fromBangalore in the districts of Gulburga, Raichur, Bagalkot andBijapur.

R : The area though being subjected to vagaries of the monsoonsbut still has highly fertile land.

S : The population in this area subsists mainly on agriculture.


(a) RSQP (b) PQSR

(c) QPRS (d) PSQR

Exercise 19

Directions (Q. 15) : In the following questions, each passage consists of sixsentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. Themiddle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These arelabelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence ofthe four sentences and mark accordingly.

Q. 1. S1 : As the icebergs drift away from the poles towards warmerwater, they often invade the path of ships and sometimes, tilesof fog cause fearful collisions.

S6 : More than fifteen hundred lives were lost.

P : Striking an iceberg without warning in the fog, she sank quickly.

Q : The Titanic was the largest ship in the world at that time.

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R : She was sailing on her maiden voyage from Southampton toNew York with more than two thousand passengers and crew.

S : The biggest disaster of this kind ever recorded was that of theTitanic on 14 April, 1912.


(a) PQRS (b) SQRP

(c) QRPS (d) QSPR

Q. 2. S1 : The release of atomic energy is the greatest achievement which science has yet attained.

S6 : However, the scientists are gratified by the numerousapplications of atomic energy for peaceful and constructivepurpose.

P : But the first invention to which their discoveries were appliedwas a bomb.

Q : The atom was split by physicists whose minds were set on thesearch for knowledge.

R : It was more deadly than any other weapon invented so far.

S : It is with this dread that scientists regard the first use to whichtheir greatest discovery was put.


(a) PQRS (b) SQPR

(c) QPRS (d) RSQP

Q. 3. S1 : Human beings have the most common trait of airing theirindividual views and opinions.

S6 : A rigid and blind self-justification, though a common humanweakness, will lead nowhere.

P : If everybody starts running after his own point of view withoutcaring for others, civilization will soon perish.

Q : But we have to live in a society and co-operation is the basis ofa civilization.

R : Everybody has a right to live and lead his own life but oneshould be tolerant of others views.

S : What is essential to live happily in this world is a peacefulcoexistence to live and let others live.


(a) PRQS (b) QPSR

(c) RQPS (d) SRPQ

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Q. 4. S1 :The north-eastern region presents a diverse system of habitats,ranging from tropical rain forests to alpine meadows.

S6 : The winter temperature in Shillong, for example, varies from4C to 24 C; in Gangtok from 9C to 23C.

P : In eastern Himalayas, the rainfall ranges from 125 to 300 cm;in Assam from 178 to 305 cm.

Q : The temperature in the region varies with location, elevation,topography, rainfall and humidity.

R : The uneven distribution affects the region in two oppositewaysfloods and droughts.

S : It is largely a humid tropical region with two periods ofrainfall; the winter rains come from the west and the summerrains are brought by the monsoon winds.


(a) QRSP (b) SPRQ

(c) PQRS (d) RSQP

Q. 5. S1 : The coconuts are usually picked before they are quite ripe, tostop them from falling to the ground or into the water.

S6 : Like this , in a series of jerks, first, feet and then by hands, hegoes right to the top of the tree taking the rope with him.

P : First, he fastens a strong piece of rope around his ankles thenhe puts his hands around the smooth tree trunk and grips itslower part with his bare feet.

Q : It is exciting to watch him climbing.

R : To pick them, a man climbs up the tree, taking with him only avery sharp knife and a little coil of rope.

S : When he is ready to start, he gives a jerk and moves his feethigher up the trunks then another jerk and moves his hands.


(a) PRSQ (b) SQPR

(c) QPRS (d) RQPS

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ANSWERS

Exercise 1

1. (c) 2. (a)

Exercise 2

1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b)

Exercise 3

1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (d)

Exercise 4

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (e) 5. (d)

Exercise 5

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c)

Exercise 6

1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a)

Exercise 7

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (a)

Exercise 8

1. (e) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c)

6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (d)

Exercise 9

1. (e) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b)

Exercise 10

1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (e)

Exercise 11

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a)

6. (b) 7. (a)

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Exercise 12

1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c)

6. (d) 7. (d)

Exercise 13

1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d)

6. (b)

Exercise 14

1. (ie) (iid) (iiid) (ivc) (vd)

2. (ib) (iic) (iiia) (ive) (vd)

3. (ia) (iid) (iiib) (ivb) (vd)

4. (id) (iic) (iiie) (ivb)

5. (ib) (iic) (iiic) (ivb) (vd)

Exercise 15

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b)

5. (b)

Exercise 16

1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b)

5. (d)

Exercise 17

1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b)

5. (a)

Exercise 18

1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b)

5. (a)

Exercise 19

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b)

5. (d) m

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